{"id":131796,"date":"2021-11-05T08:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=131796"},"modified":"2021-11-05T08:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:13:52","slug":"u-s-department-of-labors-osha-issues-vaccine-mandate-standards-fine-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=131796","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Issues Vaccine Mandate Standards & Fine Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 4th announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0on the job. The nation\u2019s unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them.<\/p>\n

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Under this standard, covered employers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy\u00a0requiring\u00a0employees to choose to either\u00a0be\u00a0vaccinated or\u00a0undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work.<\/p>\n

Since 2020, the coronavirus has led to the deaths of 750,000 people in the U.S., and the infection of millions more, making it the deadliest pandemic in the nation\u2019s history. Many of the people killed and infected by this virus were workers whose primary exposures occurred at their jobs.\u00a0OSHA estimates that this rule will save thousands of lives and prevent more than 250,000 hospitalizations due to workplace exposure to COVID-19 over the course of the ETS.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID-19 has had a devastating impact on workers, and we continue to see dangerous levels of cases,\u201d said U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. \u201cWe must take action to implement this emergency temporary standard to contain the virus and protect people in the workplace against the grave danger of COVID-19. Many businesses understand the benefits of having their workers vaccinated against COVID-19, and we expect many will be pleased to see this OSHA rule go into effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The emergency temporary standard covers employers with 100 or more employees \u2013 firm or company-wide \u2013 and provides options for compliance.\u00a0The ETS also requires employers to provide paid time to workers to get vaccinated and to allow for paid leave to recover from any side effects.<\/p>\n

The ETS also requires employers to do the following:<\/p>\n